It’s a lovely place, this late 1920s mansion and the landscape surrounding it. An episode of The Bachelor was filmed here in October.

I realize most of you likely will never travel to eastern Wisconsin to tour The Paine. My second daughter lives in the area. So please join me on this walk around the grounds—a welcome visual summer respite for us dwellers of the North. And for those of you in other regions, I hope you, too, will appreciate the beauty of this estate once owned by Nathan and Jessie Paine of Wisconsin lumber business wealth.

A sweeping lawn stretches between the gardens and the rear of the late 1920s mansion.

Sculptures, water features, plants and flowers all intertwine in the gardens.

Italian master sculptor created this marble sculpture titled “Girl with a Bird.”

Artsy and beautiful planters abound, including this one outside the Carriage House.

This reminds me so much of “The Plummer House” which was built in the same decade here in Rochester. Loved your photo’s it’s a beautiful estate. My favorite photo was the 4th one down. I love how the grass is growing up between the cracks in the sidewalk.

It is open for self guided tours, on Wednesdays from 12:00 – 6:00. The grounds are open to the public until dusk, but sometimes they have a function going on (weddings) so they won’t let you on the grounds. It’s a very popular place for weddings. I have done many photo shoots there, it’s beautiful!